Good intelligence , everyone ! Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi announced on Monday that Panthera tigris populations in India have increased by one - third , go from 2,226 individuals in 2014 to 2,967 in 2018 . India is now home to 70 percent of the Earth ’s universe of tigers .
In 2006 , there were only 1,411 free - roaming tiger in the Asian nation . Ever since , the population has been growing at a good rate per year . There are less than 4,000 tiger go away in the wildbetween 13 countries , which include Nepal , China , Russia , Thailand , and Indonesia to name a few . In many nations , the number of tigers is around or less than 100 . In a few , there is only limited evidence that they are still there .
Due to human activity , 93 percent of body politic that tigers used to roam have been altered . That combined with indiscriminate hunting have dramatically trim down the population . A one C ago , it is estimated that there were around 100,000 individuals in the public .
“ The termination of the just declare tiger census would make every Indian , every nature lover glad , ” Prime Minister Modi say ina tweet . “ Nine long yr ago , it was decided in St. Petersburg that the target of doubling the tiger population would be 2022 . We in India completed this target area four years early . ”
The doubling Modi is referring to is the 2006 count of the tiger population . In 2010 , when the meeting took seat , the universe of tigers in India had already increased to 1,706 individuals and the planetary population was 3,200 . The trend suggests India ’s efforts are truly paying off .
Other countries like Malaysia have been focusingon tackling poachingwith high penalties and slammer time . An international wildlife protection connection has also been in place between South Asian nations , and more forests have been afford protected status so that tigers have hunting cause away from masses .
" In five years , the number of protect area increase from 692 to over 860 and community modesty from 43 to over 100 , " Modi said in thepress conference . " Today , we can proudly say that with nearly 3,000 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam , India is one of the world ’s big and most unassailable habitat . "
India chose#InternationalTigerDayto make this annunciation .
[ H / T : Times of India ]
